Photos of the Day: Sept. 5

TUNA FINS: A pile of yellowfin tuna sat in a port in General Santos City, Philippines, Thursday. Major players in the tuna industry will gather during the 15th National Tuna Congress and Trade Exhibit to be held Sept. 6-7 in General Santos City.
TUNA FINS: A pile of yellowfin tuna sat in a port in General Santos City, Philippines, Thursday. Major players in the tuna industry will gather during the 15th National Tuna Congress and Trade Exhibit to be held Sept. 6-7 in General Santos City.
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STANDING OUT: Romanian riot policemen prepared to confront protesters as a woman viewed the scene and demonstrators gathered nearby in Bucharest on Thursday.
STANDING OUT: Romanian riot policemen prepared to confront protesters as a woman viewed the scene and demonstrators gathered nearby in Bucharest on Thursday.
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CUDDLING THE CUB: The Smithsonian National Zoo’s giant panda, Mei Xiang, snuggled her cub at the zoo in Washington on Thursday.
CUDDLING THE CUB: The Smithsonian National Zoo’s giant panda, Mei Xiang, snuggled her cub at the zoo in Washington on Thursday.
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HELPING HAND: A child removed a quail snared in a net on the beach of Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip on Thursday.
HELPING HAND: A child removed a quail snared in a net on the beach of Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip on Thursday.
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CONTINUING VIOLENCE: Security officers checked a car after a bombing targeted a convoy carrying Mohammed Ibrahim, Egypt’s minister of the interior, in Cairo Thursday. Mr. Ibrahim survived. At least 21 people were injured, including 10 police officers and a child.
CONTINUING VIOLENCE: Security officers checked a car after a bombing targeted a convoy carrying Mohammed Ibrahim, Egypt’s minister of the interior, in Cairo Thursday. Mr. Ibrahim survived. At least 21 people were injured, including 10 police officers and a child.
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HIGH-PROFILE DINNER: A dinner setting for G-20 leaders was placed on a table before a dinner at Konstantin palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday.
HIGH-PROFILE DINNER: A dinner setting for G-20 leaders was placed on a table before a dinner at Konstantin palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday.
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PILEUP: A rescue worker carried a piece of wreckage from a vehicle after as many as 100 vehicles piled up amid dense fog on New Kingsferry Bridge in Sheppey, England, Thursday. Police said at least eight people were seriously injured.
PILEUP: A rescue worker carried a piece of wreckage from a vehicle after as many as 100 vehicles piled up amid dense fog on New Kingsferry Bridge in Sheppey, England, Thursday. Police said at least eight people were seriously injured.
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CRUMBLED: Men gathered Thursday at the site where Syrian government airstrikes were reported in the rebel-held area of Idlib, Syria.
CRUMBLED: Men gathered Thursday at the site where Syrian government airstrikes were reported in the rebel-held area of Idlib, Syria.
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NIGHT CRUISERS: Residents of Malé, the capital of Maldives, used mopeds to drive past a popular nightspot Wednesday.
NIGHT CRUISERS: Residents of Malé, the capital of Maldives, used mopeds to drive past a popular nightspot Wednesday.
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MISSING MOTHER: A Roman Catholic woman attended a service to commemorate the 16th death anniversary of Mother Teresa at her tomb at the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata Thursday.
MISSING MOTHER: A Roman Catholic woman attended a service to commemorate the 16th death anniversary of Mother Teresa at her tomb at the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata Thursday.
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THROUGH FILTH: A woman carrying a garbage bag walked at the Dandora dumpsite in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday.
THROUGH FILTH: A woman carrying a garbage bag walked at the Dandora dumpsite in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday.
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IN THE THICK OF IT: A man worked on his farm on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, Thursday.
IN THE THICK OF IT: A man worked on his farm on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, Thursday.
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UNITING TOGETHER: Workers rallied in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, demanding wage increases and other workplace reforms.
UNITING TOGETHER: Workers rallied in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, demanding wage increases and other workplace reforms.
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TRANSPORTED BY THE TIDE: A young boy looked at the carcass of a 660-pound whale shark that washed ashore at a fishing village in Tanza, Philippines, Thursday.
TRANSPORTED BY THE TIDE: A young boy looked at the carcass of a 660-pound whale shark that washed ashore at a fishing village in Tanza, Philippines, Thursday.
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